Patents Assigned to Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois Univeristy
  • Heterogeneous catalysts for NMR/MRI enhancement via signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE)
    Patent number: 9707550
    Abstract: Heterogeneous iridium catalysts for nuclear spin polarization enhancement in solution via signal amplification by reversible exchange are provided. Also provided are methods for preparing heterogeneous iridium catalysts, and methods of using heterogeneous iridium catalysts for nuclear spin polarization enhancement in solution via signal amplification by reversible exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: Vanderbilt University, Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois Univeristy
    Inventors: Boyd M. Goodson, Eduard Y. Chekmenev, Fan Shi, Aaron M. Coffey